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Male Circumcision (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This procedure removes the foreskin of the penis.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
363 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
424 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
235 days
143 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
140 days
445 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
441 days
397 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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37 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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629 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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272 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
41 days
51 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
125 days
63 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
216 days
67 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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24 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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247 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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60 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
38 days
20 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
55 days
143 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
243 days
161 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
149 days
262 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
159 days
258 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
19 days
401 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
192 days
244 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
146 days
307 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
238 days
405 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
485 days
162 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
201 days
486 days
David G Bell
Halifax
235 days
532 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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808 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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483 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
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Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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90 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
19 days
15 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
18 days
53 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
91 days
46 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
38 days
114 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
91 days
62 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
42 days
136 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
35 days
203 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
14 days
272 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
143 days
182 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
332 days
51 days
David G Bell
Halifax
35 days
350 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
88 days
305 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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352 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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235 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
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Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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28 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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